Sunday, September 7, 2008

battery boxes

I need to sort out the battery box - from aeva

http://www.aeva.asn.au/forums/forum_posts.asp?TID=520


Agm batteries are OK to have mounted in the car cabin since VW has acid battery and its ok. Cutting a floor in a monocoque frame is possible so long as the main frame is not damaged or removed or welded to. Best place to have batteries inside a 2 door barina is to place the batteries where the back seat is Make a Angle iron frame rubberised, seal it with plates and build a firewall over the top( you can then decorate the frewall with a matching seat matrial without the rubber and glue on also use the back rests to separate the sparewheel and loading area-

use exhaust plastic pipes from the battery box to ventilate One inlet and one outlet. that should satisfy most fastidious inspector.
The back seat area is the most acceptable position for batteries the vehicle will be perfectly ballanced and batteries are in where the passegers used to sit. One has to sacrifice the seat-- besides EV is not a TAXI. In reply to previous comment-- use rubber gloves and insulated tools when working with batteries and connections 120 volt will not kill you but its no pleasent to get a hit.

Just reread this and realized the author - grain of salt

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